From George Lucas:

“By embracing the future

and being unafraid of the unknown,

I was able to tell the kind of stories

I wanted to tell.”

Last weekend,

I was in San Francisco to watch

an interview of my husband, Frank Oz,

about his directing career.

Bear with me while I share

some facts below, because they all relate.

Our good friend, Pete Docter,

Chief Creative Officer of Pixar,

conducted the interview; it was

hosted by the Walt Disney Family Museum;

and it took place at ILM

(Industrial Light & Magic), created by George Lucas.

Here is where it all comes together.

Not only did Frank and Pete share

a variety of anecdotes & insights about

how much they face the unknown

in their work creating & directing,

often starting a project or film from a

single idea…that then evolves & changes,

but on the wall outside the theater,

I saw this quote from George Lucas.

After, when we toured the Walt Disney Family Museum,

I was struck by how much Walt, too, faced the unknown.

(BTW, if you have not been to the museum,

it is absolutely amazing – filled with fascinating artifacts:

original drawings & sketches,

audio recordings, letters, photographs,

film clips, interactive displays &

miniatures including a mindblowing

14-foot miniature of Disneyland.)

Walt Disney went where others

had not been before, “risking forward”

at an awesome scale…

and look what he created as a result.

So the next time you think you have

to have it all figured out

before you begin, think again.

What these artists have done

is an inspiration for us all.

Risk Forward & Rock On,

P.S. additional photos here with dear friends: Lynne Hale (red jacket) – former head of Publicity & Communications for Lucasfilm; and at dinner after with (left to right) Jenny Oz, Pete Docter, Amanda Docter, Frank Oz, Deb Goelz, Lynne Hale, Dave Goelz